Go Skins Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 One from Cincy made the list: http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/7-must-try-roller-coasters-20120523.html [b]4. Beast: Kings Island, [url="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501989-cincinnati_vacations-i"]Cincinnati[/url][/b] When it first opened in 1979, the Beast was the world's longest wooden coaster, at 7,539 feet. And it still is. Only the first lift hill can be seen from the queue line, since the majority of the expansive ride, covering 35 acres, is situated in the woods surrounding the park. The four-minute, ten-second ride features two lift hills, three tunnels, and a 540-degree helix finale along its disorienting course. Even though the coaster celebrated its 32nd anniversary in 2011, it is still a perennial favorite on most coaster enthusiasts' top 10 lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Best wooden roller coaster ever built. And while Millennium Force is fun the Magnum XL is a much better coaster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDawgBengal Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 The Beast is a great roller coaster. It is a must ride every time I go to Kings Island. To bad they screwed up Son of Beast. It could have been a great roller coaster but it turned into a major flop and waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigris Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='BigDawgBengal' timestamp='1339429633' post='1134847'] The Beast is a great roller coaster. It is a must ride every time I go to Kings Island. To bad they screwed up Son of Beast. It could have been a great roller coaster but it turned into a major flop and waste of money. [/quote] Did you get to ride it with the loop? I did... you didn't miss anything if you didn't. The Beast was still better. The SOB wasn't very smooth at all... I guess The Beast never was either though. The Fire Hawk is the best at King's Island right now... well, maybe Diamondback. They're both pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I rode Son of Beast when it first opened and I thought it was the best coaster I had ever ridden. Too bad they screwed it up. Wooden coasters aren't really meant to be smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Skins Posted June 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Have any of y'all been to Busch Gardens or Kings Dominion in VA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULLY Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I remember riding The Beast back in the early 80's when I was a kid. Are the lines for that still hours long? MULLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='Go Skins' timestamp='1339543423' post='1135066'] Have any of y'all been to Busch Gardens or Kings Dominion in VA? [/quote] Busch Gardens about 14yrs ago. Remember Raptor being great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Son Of Beast was a BETTER coaster than the Beast when it opened. Now it just sits there. Now, The Diamondback is the best rollercoaster at KI, with the Beast being a close second. King's Island isnt really a great rollercoaster park. Go to Cedar Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigris Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 The line for The Beast isn't too bad in comparison to Diamondback. Even that Stuntman or whatever that boring little coaster thing is had a long line when I went. They still have "gay day" or whatever down there? I remember as a kid it was always "if you wear red on Sunday, you were gay". Hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='Bunghole' timestamp='1339554715' post='1135075'] Son Of Beast was a BETTER coaster than the Beast when it opened. Now it just sits there. Now, The Diamondback is the best rollercoaster at KI, with the Beast being a close second. King's Island isnt really a great rollercoaster park. Go to Cedar Point. [/quote] Cedar Point is the only excuse for getting that close to Cleveland. Best amusement park in the country IMHO, at least when in comes to roller coasters. Millennium, Magnum XL, and Raptor make it worth the trip alone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULLY Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Anyone here remember [i][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]LeSourdsville[/font] Lake (Americana)? [/i] That place was a shit hole but I loved going there. Their mini-carts were awesome!! MULLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyInDC Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 My dad was too cheap to take us to Kings Island, so it was Americana for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='Bengals1181' timestamp='1339544631' post='1135068'] Busch Gardens about 14yrs ago. Remember Raptor being great. [/quote] doh', Raptor is Cedar Point. AlpenGeist was cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 The line for the Diamondback moves really fast, so even if its a long line, I haven't waited more than 30 minutes for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Ugh... pisses me off. Houston's only decent amusement park was AstroWorld, which was scrapped back in 2005. Had a bad ass coaster called the Texas Cyclone: [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/TexasCycloneSunset640.jpg/250px-TexasCycloneSunset640.jpg[/img] [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kC5MT2r5U8s/SEegcFUhpVI/AAAAAAAAEGM/rTeOkzTWg6g/s320/texas+cyclone_astroworld.jpg[/img] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsS-rS-9b2w They sold some of the rides, but they couldn't relocate a wooden coaster, so it no longer exists. This is the last anyone saw of it... [img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d56/stewtx/AW%20pics%203-8-06/TCdemo2.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Skins Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='Bengals1181' timestamp='1339588824' post='1135096'] doh', Raptor is Cedar Point. AlpenGeist was cool though. [/quote] Apollo's Chariot and Griffon are the best rides in the park. Alpengeist is good too. You can get a ton of air time on Apollo's Chariot. The new ride at Busch Gardens this year is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4m03FrAko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 [quote name='Cat' timestamp='1339597188' post='1135133'] Ugh... pisses me off. Houston's only decent amusement park was AstroWorld, which was scrapped back in 2005. Had a bad ass coaster called the Texas Cyclone: This is the last anyone saw of it... [img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d56/stewtx/AW%20pics%203-8-06/TCdemo2.jpg[/img] [/quote] I'd heard that already, but still.. lame. That was the first "real" rollercoaster I ever rode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiliMVP Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I went to King's Island Fear Fest about 8-9 years ago on a Thursday night. The Son of Beast had just came out and it was dead at the park. I rode that bitch 3 times straight without getting off. Worst headache ever but it was a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I miss KI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 [quote name='Rumble In the Jungle' timestamp='1339689638' post='1135344'] I miss KI [/quote] Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Skins Posted November 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Bring it Orlando! http://youtu.be/J6otfUnRZAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 that's an excellent way to conserve space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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